I have to be honest, i really hope Bobby brings this up in his next interview.
The lack of signings, outbounds and injured is starting to mount up, particularly in the forwards.
So in total we have:
Long Term Injuries - J Willis, Launchbury, Mills, Watson and Vukasonovic
Other Injuries - Barbeary, Minozzi, Spink, Alo, McIntyre, Cruse, Gaskell, Gopperth
Left - Douglas
Not Used - Thomas, De Jongh, Zhvania
On Loan: Simmonds, Sirker
So realistically we have the following available for rest of season
Oghre, Taylor, Brookes, Harris, Owlett, JTA, West, Cardall, Jaiani, Rowlands, Morris, Shields, Vailanu, T Willis, T Young
Porter, Robson, Vellacott, Wolstenholme, Umaga, Atkinson, Sopoaga, Fekitoa, Le Bourgeois, Bassett, Kibirige, Odogwu, Miller
So realistically, we are going to have 15 forwards and 13 backs to pick from in a match day squad? With 5 of those being props and 4 scrum halves?
This is going from unlucky to verging on poor management. Letting a player go mid season when we are already lacking is plain stupid even if he's not adding a huge amount.
Does this mean we have to use more academy players?
The strongest squad we can field now is
West, Taylor, Brookes, Rowlands, Cardall, Shields, Young, T Willis
Robson, Umaga, Le Bourgeois, Fekitoa, Odogwu, Bassett, Miller
Bench: Oghre, Harris, JTA, Jaiani, Morris, Porter, Sops, Kibrige
Leaving Owlett, Vailani, Vellacott, Wolstenholme, Atkinson and whatever De Jongh, Zhvania and Thomas are doing.
It's getting tough out here.